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Tens of thousands of transport workers walk off job in Germany
BERLIN, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Commuters across ‌Germany faced freezing temperatures and empty platforms on Monday as tens ‌of thousands of public transport workers walked off the job in ‌a […]
Russia’s Medvedev says expiry of New START should alarm the world
MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Dmitry Medvedev, ‌deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said that if the New START treaty ‌expired with no replacement then the world should be alarmed […]
Rural Thai voters shift old loyalties, testing Pheu Thai’s populist machine
UBON RATCHATHANI, Thailand, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Rubber farmer Pinittaya Boonlieng sat with ‌friends in a key political battleground in Thailand to discuss how to vote in the February 8 […]
Russia does not want a global conflict, Medvedev says
MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Dmitry Medvedev, a ‌senior Kremlin security official, said in remarks released for publication on Monday that the world was getting very dangerous, ‌but that Russia […]
From Japan to Brazil, voters could shake markets in key election year
LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – From Japan to Brazil, elections ‌could add yet more uncertainty this year to markets already whipped by U.S. policy gyrations and heightened geopolitical tension. Read […]
Philippine VP Sara Duterte faces new impeachment complaints
MANILA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Philippine ‌Vice President Sara Duterte faced another round of impeachment complaints on Monday after surviving attempts to ‌remove her last year, with rights groups and […]
Olivia Dean named Grammy’s best new artist
LOS ANGELES, Feb 1 (Reuters) – – British soul-pop singer Olivia ‌Dean was named best new artist, and hip-hop megastar Kendrick Lamar claimed the prize for best rap album with […]
Former UK minister Mandelson quits Labour after new Epstein revelations, media say
LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Former British government ‌minister Peter Mandelson has resigned as a member of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ‌Labour Party after new reports of his ties with […]
UK foreign minister says Ethiopia visit to focus on migration
LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Britain’s ‌foreign minister said she would use a visit to Ethiopia ‌on Monday to focus on measures to try to ‌stem rising numbers of migrants […]
Japan PM Takaichi’s party poised for landslide victory, Asahi poll shows
TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – ‌Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party ‌is likely to score a landslide victory ‌in next week’s lower house election, a survey by the Asahi newspaper […]